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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET |
Changes in Goodwill by Operating Segments | The changes in amounts of goodwill by operating segments were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Agriculture |  | Construction |  |  |  |
|  | and |  | and |  |  |  |
|  | Turf |  | Forestry |  | Total |
Balance at October 31, 2013 |  | $ | 302 |  | $ | 603 |  | $ | 905 |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |
Net balance |  |  | 242 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 845 |
Divestiture* |  |  | (60) |  |  |  |  |  | (60) |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (7) |  |  | (47) |  |  | (54) |
Balance at October 31, 2014 |  |  | 235 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 791 |
Less accumulated impairment losses* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net balance |  |  | 235 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 791 |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (8) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (65) |
Goodwill at October 31, 2015 |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | 499 |  | $ | 726 |
*Accumulated impairment losses were also reduced by $60 million related to the sale of the Water operations (see Note 4).
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets are as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives* |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (Years) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 14 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 20 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 17 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 90 |
Total at cost |  |  |  |  | 119 |  |  | 110 |
Less accumulated amortization** |  |  |  |  | 55 |  |  | 45 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 64 |  |  | 65 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Other intangible assets-net |  |  |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 69 |
*Weighted-averages **Accumulated amortization at 2015 and 2014 for customer lists and relationships was $10 million and $9 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other was $45 million and $36 million, respectively.

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